*Photo taken from Real Simple Magazine (David Prince)I took a hiatus from blogging, made some changes, moved across country, and even added some new things to my diet. With new ingredients, come new recipes. With my late night weekday schedule, I was finding it challenging to get real cooking in, which was discouraging. So, I have become a weekend warrior of sorts, this weekend determined to get some great fresh meals in to spread out for the rest of the week. The advantage of living in such ... Read Full Story

here’s a look at one of the latest gluten-free cookbooks on the market--1,000 Gluten Free Recipes by carol fenster, published by wiley. you can check out this soon-to-be released book on the wiley site, or amazon.com (discounted). i have been lucky enough to get an advance copy of this title because i worked with the production editor on this book, amy zarkos. (thanks amy!) i’m excited about this book because it includes so many varied recipes, with unique illustrati... Read Full Story

triumph dining is giving away FREE "american dining cards" until the end of August. There’s absolutely no purchase necessary. simply visit http://www.triumphdining.com/freediningcard.aspx to participate and get a free dining card. the purpose of this give-away is to raise money for celiac disease awareness. if 15,000 people to sign up for free dining cards, triumph dining will make a $10,000 donation in support of a national celiac disease awareness campaign. and, with $10,000 fu... Read Full Story

let me start by letting you all know of a new weekly posting by jac and gil (jill). each week my friend jac from devourthis and i are getting together to make a gluten-free meal together then post about our results. perhaps it was beginner's luck, but this week was a success! read on....so jac and i put ourselves up to a challenge. the first part was easy: go to the gym or skip and make dinner? we conquered that hurdle--we went home with gym bags in hand, and started on planning our meal.... Read Full Story

in lieu of working, i spent the day roaming around the city with a good friend, searching for bookstores, until finally finding the perfect books for the day, catching some great holiday sales, and of course eating gluten-free food. the first place we stopped was mozzarelli's on 38 east 23rd street, another one of these gf-friendly places i have been reading about, but not quite getting too. i have now tried several gluten-free pizzas in various places throughout manhattan, but this place... Read Full Story

another dreary day in the city. i’m talking torrential downpours, the kind that chills you from the inside out—and leaves your whole being just damp and cold. it was one of those days. i was meeting my friend for an early dinner at a gf friendly place that i have been talking about for over a month--s’mac—a restaurant dedicated completely (and i mean completely) to mac & cheese—what a concept. why hasn’t someone thought of this before? i had planned on meeting my friend here before i lo... Read Full Story

my friend was in town from boston, and we made plans to meet up for dinner in the village. it was one of those dreary, rainy, spring nights, last week. all i wanted to do was to get out of my work clothes, throw on some comfortable shoes, and grab a pizza and piece of chocolate cake—what a perfect evening. nothing better than catching up with a girlfriend over comfort food and comfy clothes. but wait. something just seems wrong with this scene… ah, yes, i’m in nyc, the national capital of imp... Read Full Story

the holiday season has come and gone in a frenzied fashion. i am finally back to my blog, trying to catch up on all the goodies and scrumptious food i’ve had over the month or so. i was able to see a lot of family for the holidays, so i also was able to eat some amazing varied gf recipes. my contribution--- brownies—not just any brownies, but carol’s caramelicious brownies, with chocolate chips. i actually have a few new recipes and products to share with you all, but for this post let’s talk... Read Full Story

so last night we went to a holiday party that everyone was bringing something to. i wanted to find a recipe that was gluten-friendly as well as party friendly. i decided on a spinach artichoke dip that my friend jackie (devourthis.com) shared with me. so, in the midst of wrapping presents, cleaning my house and catching up on all the other holiday- related tasks, i had to make this dip (more like a bake than a dip really). since i am leaving in a day for the holidays i have very little in my... Read Full Story

i don’t think i actually have taken a run since my last race… let’s not even try to guess on the date of that. we’ll just say it was hot out; considering today hit a whopping 49 degrees—it’s been awhile. i’m not sure what inspired me to take an am run today, but i battled the cold, armed with under armor and new running sneakers. i forgot what cold weather feels like on the lungs. but, the sun-filled sky, coupled with the smell of fall from the trees i passed, made my run along the river som... Read Full Story